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Image of a portrait of Horace Ward. He wears a suit and red tie and faces forward. In 1950 Ward became the first African American to challenge the racially discriminatory practices at the University of Georgia. Although Ward's efforts were not successful, his case helped to lay the groundwork for desegregation of the university.
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- African American Judges
- African American Lawyers
- African American Legislators
- African American Men
- African Americans
- Athens
- Civil Rights
- Georgia
- Judges
- Lawyers
- Legislators
- Men
- Segregation In Education
- Segregation In Higher Education
- Universities
- University Of Georgia
- Ward, Horace T. (Horace Taliaferro), 1927
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